EKATERINA POLINSKI

AUTOCRACY

• Government in which the power to govern is held by one person
• Usually, the power to rule is inherited or by military force
• There are 3 types of autocracy

#1 DICTATORSHIP

• Leader has not been elected
• Uses forces to control all aspects of social & economic life
• Examples: Adolf Hitler

#2 ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

• A monarchy has a king, queen, emperor, or empress
• The power is usually inherited or passed down
• Monarch has absolte power
• This means can make all descions w/o consulting

#3 CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

• Kings, queens, or emperors share power w/ elected legislatures
• The government is a democratic one that limits the monarchs power
• Examples: Great Britain

OLIGARCHY

• A government where a dominant group of people have power
• Group gets their power from either military, wealth, or social status
• Elections may be held, but offer only 1 canidate
• Examples: greek city states

DEMOCRACY

• In democracy, gov. is ruled by the people

2 FORMS OF DEMOCRACY

• Direct democracy - people vote on all the issues
• Representative democracy - people elect representatives and give them the power to vote on issues
• Examples: united states

IN A DEMOCRACY...

• Individual freedom and equality is valued
• Free elections are held
• Decisions are based on majority rule
• All candidates can express their views freely
• Citizens vote by secret ballot

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